After the opening ceremony, the auction began immediately.
"The first item to be auctioned is a blue-patterned auspicious cloud cracked tea caddy."
"This is a crack-firing technique that has already been tested. It is said that only one such piece exists in the world."
ah--
The moment the blue tea canister, the same color as the sky, was brought onto the stage, it drew cheers from everyone.
The beautiful and natural colors truly blend seamlessly with the blue sky.
Moreover, it has fine, dense cracks on it, so it won't leak water or break apart naturally.
The servant placed a brass trumpet behind the tea canister.
The tinkling and clanging sound, like a spring, spread out.
The sound is pleasant and melodious, making people feel happy.
"This is the sound of cracks growing naturally, hence the cracking technique is also known as a living work."
"Starting bid: 1,000 taels of silver! Bids increase by 500 taels each time."
hiss--
Is this the main attraction for the first item in the auction?
Everyone started scratching their heads in frustration.
Cracked burnt tea canister, limited edition—buffs stacked to the max.
Although the starting price wasn't high, it's easy to imagine that the price would be high later on.
The order form was hanging right next to it.
Previously, people only saw the name, but couldn't see the actual product or hear any introduction, so they didn't have any feelings about it.
Seeing the actual items now is so impressive; one can only imagine how valuable the next two thousand items must be.
Yes, there's more good stuff coming up.
No way, I really like this thing.
Xiao Yuanshuang was also inside.
She arrived late and didn't see Murong Yue.
This spot was naturally obtained from Murong Anle.
Although Murong Anle didn't want her counterfeit banknotes to circulate back, after thinking about it, she realized that Xiao Yuanshuang was the perfect shill.
They simply gave out seats for the inner field.
Xiao Yuanshuang was in a dilemma at this moment.
She has money on hand now and has two purposes for participating in this auction.
One reason was to see if any of these powerful figures in the inner circle would offer up blood donations like the Marquis of Yong'an did.
So the curtains on her side were not drawn.
The whole thing is as captivating as a lily swaying in the wind.
However, the people here were clearly different from those during the spring hunt. Having seen many beautiful women, they only glanced at Xiao Yuanshuang a few times before looking away.
The second reason was to take some photos and bring them back to please the old emperor.
She didn't go to see Xiao Yuanche these past few days, but only sent Zhang Hui to see him once.
Anyway, if Xiao Yuanche asks, just say you're out building relationships.
In her eyes, Xiao Yuanche was no different from being crippled.
The old emperor loved to drink tea.
He'll definitely like this tea canister.
what to do.
Soon, the price of the first item auctioned reached 30,000 taels and continued to climb.
Now is not the time to make an offer.
If it exceeds 100,000 taels, then forget it.
As a result, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the price of this stuff skyrocketed to over 90,000 taels.
There are not many people bidding at this point.
Xiao Yuanshuang held the silver note in her hand, preparing to make an offer.
Then I saw someone vaguely holding up a sign in the first tent.
"This customer raised the price by five hundred taels, making it ninety-four thousand five hundred taels. Are there any other bidders?"
Murong Yue's eyes were filled with excitement; it was her first time bargaining!
Xiao Yuanshuang was still hesitating.
Then someone else followed the price.
"Ninety-five thousand taels exactly, anyone else want to bet?"
Xiao Yuanshuang: ...
Murong Yue did not make any further bids.
When it comes to bargaining, try it on a small scale first.
What if I bargained down the price, but the other person doesn't buy it?
Ah Hao could tell at a glance what his emperor was thinking.
I've seen people haggle, but I've never seen anyone haggle in reverse.
What can we do? It's His Majesty; we can only spoil him.
In the end, the tea canister was sold for 95,000 taels of silver.
The tea canister was carefully packed and sold to the photographer on the spot, after which the photographer kept it safe.
The photographers paid on the spot.
The Ministry of Revenue arranged for someone to verify the authenticity of the banknotes on the spot and issue a certificate, stamped with the official seals of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works.
You can use this certificate to claim other rewards afterwards.
Xiao Yuanshuang regretted it a little; if she had known that it could be bought for 95,000 taels, she would have made the purchase herself.
She took a deep breath and reassured herself that there would be other opportunities.
So many good things.
"Next is the second item up for auction, a set of glass cups, which were personally made by the Emperor Emeritus. There were multiple sets at the time, but only one set will be auctioned now."
"The starting price is one thousand taels of silver, with each bid increasing by five hundred taels."
Li Maoyan did not say how many sets there were.
The appearance of the glass cup still dazzled everyone.
The crystal-clear cup shimmered dazzlingly in the sunlight.
Murong Yue pouted.
This thing is just a glass cup.
She'd seen it all before; nobody wanted it even if it was just thrown on the roadside.
However, people don't seem to think that way; this time, the price increase was even faster than that of the tea canister.
Are they crazy?
Murong Yue expressed her incomprehension.
She didn't even bother to participate in bargaining.
Xiao Yuanshuang bit her lip, determined not to miss this opportunity again.
The old emperor once had one of these glass cups; it was indeed imported from the Qing Kingdom.
The old emperor loved it dearly and was very fond of it.
I only use it when I get my favorite tea.
The tea leaves swirling inside the glass cup were truly beautiful.
Unfortunately, the prince accidentally broke the cup.
If I bought this set, the old emperor would definitely be very happy.
After all, this is a set, with four glass cups.
Xiao Yuanshuang's budget was 150,000 taels of silver.
The bids climbed steadily, soon reaching 146,000 taels.
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